Evidence for strong 5d electron correlations in the pyrochlore Y2Ir2O7 studied using high-resolution photoemission spectroscopy

Singh, R. S. ; Medicherla, V. R. R. ; Maiti, Kalobaran ; Sampathkumaran, E. V. (2008) Evidence for strong 5d electron correlations in the pyrochlore Y2Ir2O7 studied using high-resolution photoemission spectroscopy Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 77 (20). 201102_1-201102_4. ISSN 1098-0121

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Official URL: http://prb.aps.org/abstract/PRB/v77/i20/e201102

Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.77.201102

Abstract

We report an unusual behavior of highly extended 5d electrons in Y2Ir2O7 belonging to the pyrochlore family of great current interest, using high-resolution photoemission spectroscopy. The experimental bulk spectra reveal signature of an intense lower Hubbard band in addition to the weak intensities in the vicinity of the Fermi level, εF. This provides direct evidence for strong electron correlation among the 5d electrons, which is in sharp contrast to the observation in other Ir compounds. The influence of electron correlation is also manifested by close to |ε-εF|2 dependence of spectral line shape near εF of the high-resolution spectrum at 300 K. The spectral line shape evolves to a |ε-εF|1.5 dependence below Curie temperature, emphasizing the importance of electron-magnon coupling in the magnetically ordered phase.

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